Quick answer
Shining Synergy was the second set of the Simplified Chinese branch, released on 18 January 2023 under the codes CSM2a, CSM2b and CSM2c. It arrived three months after the language launched, in the Sun & Moon era of the Chinese line. This page is the checklist we hold for it.
We currently track 59 cards in this set, covering 24 characters. The deepest single group is Pikachu at 5 tracked printings. The table below lists them by the number printed on the card.
Because it came early, the set pulls from the whole history of the franchise at once: Pikachu, Blastoise and Raichu sit in the same checklist as Gengar and Garchomp, and the third part of the run is led by Charizard. That spread is why it is one of the widest pools we track in Simplified Chinese.
This is the set view. If you are following one Pokemon across every set instead, the per-character table is the other way to read the same catalogue.
59 tracked cards. Where we hold a graded copy its price is linked in the table; where we do not, the row is a sourcing request — send it and we go and find the card for you.
| No. | Card | Character | PSA 10 copy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celebi & Venusaur GX | Celebi | Find this Card for Me | |
| 1 | Reshiram & Charizard GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me | |
| 3 | Blastoise & Piplup GX | Blastoise | Find this Card for Me | |
| 4 | Slowpoke & Psyduck GX | Slowpoke | Find this Card for Me | |
| 5 | Magikarp & Wailord GX | Magikarp | Find this Card for Me | |
| 5 | Charizard GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me | |
| 8 | Blastoise | Blastoise | Find this Card for Me | |
| 25 | Gyarados | Gyarados | Find this Card for Me | |
| 33 | Gengar & Mimikyu GX | Gengar | $204.66 (Pre-Order) | |
| 34 | Mewtwo & Mew GX | Mewtwo | $115.72 (Pre-Order) | |
| 35 | Espeon & Deoxys GX | Espeon | Find this Card for Me | |
| 44 | Umbreon & Darkrai GX | Umbreon | Find this Card for Me | |
| 45 | Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX | Tyranitar | Find this Card for Me | |
| 46 | Greninja & Zoroark GX | Greninja | Find this Card for Me | |
| 54 | Pikachu & Zekrom GX | Pikachu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 55 | Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX | Raichu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 72 | Gardevoir & Sylveon GX | Gardevoir | Find this Card for Me | |
| 80 | Marshadow & Machamp GX | Machamp | Find this Card for Me | |
| 90 | Lucario & Melmetal GX | Lucario | Find this Card for Me | |
| 103 | Eevee & Snorlax GX | Eevee | Find this Card for Me | |
| 104 | Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX | Moltres | Find this Card for Me | |
| 111 | Dragonite | Dragonite | Find this Card for Me | |
| 112 | Garchomp & Giratina GX | Garchomp | Find this Card for Me | |
| 120 | Eevee GX | Eevee | Find this Card for Me | |
| 151 | Mimikyu | Mimikyu | $103.72 (Pre-Order) | |
| 153 | Pikachu | Pikachu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 153 | Reshiram & Charizard GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me | |
| 154 | Celebi & Venusaur GX | Celebi | $112.59 (Pre-Order) | |
| 156 | Blastoise & Piplup GX | Blastoise | Find this Card for Me | |
| 157 | Blastoise & Piplup GX | Blastoise | Find this Card for Me | |
| 157 | Umbreon & Darkrai GX | Umbreon | Find this Card for Me | |
| 158 | Slowpoke & Psyduck GX | Slowpoke | Find this Card for Me | |
| 158 | Umbreon & Darkrai GX | Umbreon | Find this Card for Me | |
| 159 | Slowpoke & Psyduck GX | Slowpoke | Find this Card for Me | |
| 160 | Magikarp & Wailord GX | Magikarp | Find this Card for Me | |
| 160 | Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX | Tyranitar | Find this Card for Me | |
| 161 | Magikarp & Wailord GX | Magikarp | Find this Card for Me | |
| 162 | Blastoise GX | Blastoise | Find this Card for Me | |
| 162 | Gengar & Mimikyu GX | Gengar | $268.27 (Pre-Order) | |
| 163 | Gengar & Mimikyu GX | Gengar | $634.71 (Pre-Order) | |
| 165 | Pikachu & Zekrom GX | Pikachu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 166 | Pikachu & Zekrom GX | Pikachu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 166 | Espeon & Deoxys GX | Espeon | $78.56 (Pre-Order) | |
| 166 | Gardevoir & Sylveon GX | Gardevoir | Find this Card for Me | |
| 167 | Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX | Raichu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 167 | Gardevoir & Sylveon GX | Gardevoir | Find this Card for Me | |
| 168 | Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX | Raichu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 171 | Lucario & Melmetal GX | Lucario | Find this Card for Me | |
| 171 | Snorlax And Eevee GX | Snorlax | Find this Card for Me | |
| 173 | Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX | Moltres | Find this Card for Me | |
| 174 | Garchomp & Giratina GX | Garchomp | $180.36 (Pre-Order) | |
| 176 | Dragonite GX | Dragonite | Find this Card for Me | |
| 177 | Eevee GX | Eevee | Find this Card for Me | |
| 183 | Reshiram & Charizard GX | Charizard | Find this Card for Me | |
| 184 | Greninja & Zoroark GX | Greninja | Find this Card for Me | |
| 185 | Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX | Moltres | Find this Card for Me | |
| 186 | Pikachu & Zekrom GX | Pikachu | Find this Card for Me | |
| 188 | Mew & Mewtwo GX | Mew | $221.54 (Pre-Order) | |
| 189 | Garchomp & Giratina GX | Garchomp | $147.72 (Pre-Order) |
Frequently asked questions
What is Shining Synergy?
It is a main set of the Simplified Chinese branch, printed under CSM2a / CSM2b / CSM2c and released on 18 January 2023. It sits in the Sun & Moon era of the Chinese line.
How many cards from this set do you track?
The figure at the top of this page is current as of 4 October 2026 and is drawn from our own catalogue. It covers every card from the set we have handled or priced, and it grows as we work through more of it.
Why does the set print under three codes?
A main set of the Chinese line is printed in parts, and each part carries its own sub-code. CSM2a, CSM2b and CSM2c are those parts, released together as one product line, so this page counts them as one set rather than three.
Are these the complete printed set?
No. This is the set as we hold it, not the set as printed. A main set prints more cards than we list here, and we add rows as we take on more product. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- CardSpicy listings — every card and card number below is taken from our own catalogue, read on 4 October 2026.
- The official Simplified Chinese product announcements, read at pokemon.cn on 4 October 2026.
- CardSpicy — set checklists by set, the hub this page belongs to.
- CardSpicy — the Simplified Chinese set timeline, for the release date of this set.
Cards are listed by the number printed on them. Where a card appears in more than one treatment, each treatment is listed separately because each is collected separately. Prices quoted on this site are secondary-market observations at the dates cited.
Related reading
For the order and dates of every set, the release timeline is the reference, and the set hub puts it beside every other set we track.
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).